Shedding Mermaids’ Tears An environmental plastic problem that needs to be wiped away “Micro-plastics — defined as any plastic particle less than 5mm in diameter, which can readily be ingested by an organism — mostly arise from the breakdown of larger fragments. Others consist of plastic resin pellets — used as a raw material … Read more
Trash Island: The World’s Largest Landfill, Minus the Land “60% of the plastic found in the oceans is comprised of “one life plastic” – plastic bags, Styrofoam food containers and plastic drink bottles which can have a life expectancy of over 500 years.” – Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish Giant floating garbage patch … Read more
Reducing Plastic Bag Waste – The Solution’s in the (Reusable) Bag “The plastic bag is an accepted part of Canada’s shopping culture, but it shouldn’t be. Every year we use over 9 billion plastic shopping bags in Canada. That’s 17,000 bags a minute.” – Greener Footprints Canadians use 9-15 billion plastic shopping bags every … Read more
